Guest guest Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Quoting Beth : > Beverly, > Asbestosis is one of the many forms of pulmonary fibrosis. All that > PF means is lung scarring. It can be caused by many many things, from > auto-immune disease processes to exposure to a toxin like asbestos. > Does your doctor know that you had exposure to asbestos? This is > definitely something if you should bring to his/her attention. > Hope that helps! > > Beth > Moderator > Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 > > > > I don't think that my pulmo dr knows about the asbestos. My primary doctor said that she didn't find it on my ex-rays but they did find interstitial pneumanitis a couple of years ago and they ignored it until I went in and told them that I was having trouble breathing. My oxygen was at 74%. They put me in the hospital but they didn't send me to a specialist. My cardiologist did that when my level was down in his office. Thank you. I appreciate any information I can get. Now I'm wondering about my fingernails. They are terrible and nothing I do helps. They chip and break and they are cut off into the quick. Nothing I do helps. Sometimes they look like they are separating from the finger. I suppose that is from the lack of oxygen. Beverley Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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